diff --git a/services/blockchain-connector/events/controller/blockchain.js b/services/blockchain-connector/events/controller/blockchain.js
index 713c78c055..00b4282bb3 100644
--- a/services/blockchain-connector/events/controller/blockchain.js
+++ b/services/blockchain-connector/events/controller/blockchain.js
@@ -14,8 +14,11 @@
  *
  */
 const { Signals } = require('lisk-service-framework');
+const { getBlockByID } = require('../../shared/sdk/endpoints');
 const { formatBlock: formatBlockFromFormatter } = require('../../shared/sdk/formatter');
 
+const EMPTY_TREE_ROOT_HASH = 'e3b0c44298fc1c149afbf4c8996fb92427ae41e4649b934ca495991b7852b855';
+
 const appReadyController = async cb => {
 	const appReadyListener = async payload => cb(payload);
 	Signals.get('appReady').add(appReadyListener);
@@ -54,12 +57,33 @@ const chainValidatorsChangeController = async cb => {
 const formatBlock = payload =>
 	formatBlockFromFormatter({
 		header: payload.blockHeader,
-		assets: [],
-		transactions: [],
+		assets: payload.assets || [],
+		transactions: payload.transactions || [],
 	});
 
 const chainNewBlockController = async cb => {
-	const chainNewBlockListener = async payload => cb(formatBlock(payload));
+	const chainNewBlockListener = async payload => {
+		const { blockHeader } = payload;
+		let transactions = [];
+		let assets = [];
+
+		if (
+			blockHeader.transactionRoot !== EMPTY_TREE_ROOT_HASH ||
+			blockHeader.assetRoot !== EMPTY_TREE_ROOT_HASH
+		) {
+			const block = await getBlockByID(blockHeader.id);
+			transactions = block.transactions;
+			assets = block.assets;
+		}
+
+		cb(
+			formatBlock({
+				blockHeader,
+				assets,
+				transactions,
+			}),
+		);
+	};
 	Signals.get('chainNewBlock').add(chainNewBlockListener);
 };
 
diff --git a/services/blockchain-coordinator/shared/eventsScheduler.js b/services/blockchain-coordinator/shared/eventsScheduler.js
index ef13255071..bdc11149a0 100644
--- a/services/blockchain-coordinator/shared/eventsScheduler.js
+++ b/services/blockchain-coordinator/shared/eventsScheduler.js
@@ -24,11 +24,10 @@ const eventMessageQueue = new MessageQueue(config.queue.event.name, config.endpo
 	defaultJobOptions: config.queue.defaultJobOptions,
 });
 
-const scheduleUpdatesOnNewBlock = async payload => {
-	const { header } = payload;
-	logger.debug(`Scheduling indexing new block at height: ${header.height}.`);
-	await eventMessageQueue.add({ header, isNewBlock: true });
-	logger.info(`Finished scheduling indexing new block at height: ${header.height}.`);
+const scheduleUpdatesOnNewBlock = async block => {
+	logger.debug(`Scheduling indexing new block at height: ${block.height}.`);
+	await eventMessageQueue.add({ block, isNewBlock: true });
+	logger.info(`Finished scheduling indexing new block at height: ${block.height}.`);
 };
 
 const scheduleDeleteBlock = async payload => {
diff --git a/services/blockchain-indexer/events/blockchain.js b/services/blockchain-indexer/events/blockchain.js
index e01a13c40d..89f23003ca 100644
--- a/services/blockchain-indexer/events/blockchain.js
+++ b/services/blockchain-indexer/events/blockchain.js
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ const { Logger, Signals } = require('lisk-service-framework');
 
 const {
 	reloadAllPendingTransactions,
-	getTransactionsByBlockID,
 	reloadGeneratorsCache,
 	getGenerators,
 } = require('../shared/dataService');
@@ -64,12 +63,21 @@ module.exports = [
 				try {
 					if (payload && Array.isArray(payload.data)) {
 						const [block] = payload.data;
-						if (block.numberOfTransactions > 0) {
+						const { numberOfTransactions } = block;
+
+						if (numberOfTransactions > 0) {
 							logger.debug(
 								`Block (${block.id}) arrived containing ${block.numberOfTransactions} new transactions`,
 							);
-							const transactionData = await getTransactionsByBlockID(block.id);
-							callback(transactionData);
+							const transactionsPayload = {
+								data: block.transactions,
+								meta: {
+									count: numberOfTransactions,
+									offset: 0,
+									total: numberOfTransactions,
+								},
+							};
+							callback(transactionsPayload);
 						}
 					} else {
 						const payloadStr = JSON.stringify(payload);
diff --git a/services/blockchain-indexer/shared/dataService/blocks.js b/services/blockchain-indexer/shared/dataService/blocks.js
index 8d1d38e2a8..2f309f2fca 100644
--- a/services/blockchain-indexer/shared/dataService/blocks.js
+++ b/services/blockchain-indexer/shared/dataService/blocks.js
@@ -73,20 +73,24 @@ const getBlocksTotal = async (params, blocksResponse) => {
 	) {
 		total = blocksResponse.meta.total;
 	} else {
-		total = await getTotalNumberOfBlocks();
+		total = (await getTotalNumberOfBlocks()) || blocksResponse.data.length;
 	}
 
 	return total;
 };
 
-const formatBlock = async (header, isDeletedBlock = false) => {
+const formatBlock = async (blockInfo, isDeletedBlock = false) => {
 	const blocksResponse = {
 		data: [],
 		meta: {},
 	};
 
 	const response = await business.formatBlock(
-		{ header, assets: [], transactions: [] },
+		{
+			header: {},
+			assets: blockInfo.assets || [],
+			transactions: blockInfo.transactions || [],
+		},
 		isDeletedBlock,
 	);
 	blocksResponse.data.push(response);
diff --git a/services/blockchain-indexer/shared/dataService/business/blocks.js b/services/blockchain-indexer/shared/dataService/business/blocks.js
index b73a4caa40..19ab81f0cb 100644
--- a/services/blockchain-indexer/shared/dataService/business/blocks.js
+++ b/services/blockchain-indexer/shared/dataService/business/blocks.js
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ const {
 const logger = Logger();
 
 const { getEventsByHeight, getEventsByBlockID } = require('./events');
-const { getFinalizedHeight, MODULE, EVENT } = require('../../constants');
+const { getFinalizedHeight, MODULE, EVENT, getGenesisHeight } = require('../../constants');
 const blocksTableSchema = require('../../database/schema/blocks');
 
 const { getIndexedAccountInfo } = require('../utils/account');
@@ -75,7 +75,13 @@ const normalizeBlock = async (originalBlock, isDeletedBlock = false) => {
 
 		block.isFinal = block.height <= (await getFinalizedHeight());
 		block.numberOfTransactions = block.transactions.length;
-		block.numberOfAssets = block.assets.length;
+		block.numberOfAssets =
+			block.height !== (await getGenesisHeight())
+				? block.assets.length
+				: await (async () => {
+						const response = await requestConnector('getGenesisAssetsLength');
+						return Object.entries(response).length;
+				  })();
 
 		const { numberOfEvents, reward } = await (async () => {
 			const [dbResponse] = await blocksTable.find({ height: block.height, limit: 1 }, [
diff --git a/services/blockchain-indexer/shared/messageProcessor.js b/services/blockchain-indexer/shared/messageProcessor.js
index 208e660217..08cb0b7289 100644
--- a/services/blockchain-indexer/shared/messageProcessor.js
+++ b/services/blockchain-indexer/shared/messageProcessor.js
@@ -75,15 +75,16 @@ const initQueueStatus = async () => {
 	await queueStatus(eventMessageQueue);
 };
 
-const newBlockProcessor = async header => {
-	logger.debug(`New block (${header.id}) received at height ${header.height}.`);
-	const response = await formatBlock(header);
+const newBlockProcessor = async block => {
+	logger.debug(`New block (${block.id}) received at height ${block.height}.`);
+	const response = await formatBlock(block);
 	const [newBlock] = response.data;
+
 	await indexNewBlock(newBlock);
 	await performLastBlockUpdate(newBlock);
 	Signals.get('newBlock').dispatch(response);
 	logger.info(
-		`Finished scheduling new block (${header.id}) event for the block at height ${header.height}.`,
+		`Finished scheduling new block (${block.id}) event for the block at height ${block.height}.`,
 	);
 };
 
@@ -92,7 +93,7 @@ const deleteBlockProcessor = async header => {
 		logger.debug(
 			`Scheduling the delete block (${header.id}) event for the block at height ${header.height}.`,
 		);
-		const response = await formatBlock(header, true);
+		const response = await formatBlock({ header }, true);
 		await scheduleBlockDeletion(header);
 		Signals.get('deleteBlock').dispatch(response);
 		logger.info(
@@ -141,8 +142,8 @@ const initMessageProcessors = async () => {
 		const { isNewBlock, isDeleteBlock, isNewRound } = job.data;
 
 		if (isNewBlock) {
-			const { header } = job.data;
-			await newBlockProcessor(header);
+			const { block } = job.data;
+			await newBlockProcessor(block);
 		} else if (isDeleteBlock) {
 			try {
 				const { header } = job.data;